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Figure 5

Dose-dependent effect of AZC on the body weight (a), spleen index (b), thymus indexes (c), and percentage of CD4⁺CD25⁺ Treg cells in rat spleen lymphocytes (d). Percentage of CD4⁺CD25⁺ Treg cells in rat spleen lymphocytes was determined by flow cytometry. L, M, and H represent the low-, moderate-, and high-dose AZC group, respectively. ▲p<0.05 compared to the control group, ★ p<0.05 compared to the H group, # p<0.05 compared to the L group, p<0.05 compared to the M group.

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